Maybe. But that’s still only about 20-25 min a game. There’s another 20-25 min which mostly Shawne Williams has been plugging (totally out of position), and a bit of Amare (who should be nowhere NEAR the 5 spot this game). IMO neither Shel Wil or Turiaf is that good. But it’s an extra 6 fouls for something approximate to the same thing–defensive rebounds, muscle in the paint, and staying out of the way on offense. If Shel Wil can do that, great! Why burn up Shawne Wil’s energy and fouls with guarding in the post? I don’t think people on this blog are appreciating just how badly the Knicks have been killed on the defensive glass this year. Total rebounding we’re not bad, because Landry and others make up for it a bit on the offensive glass. But our defensive rebounding sucks, and it ends up having the larger effect of demoralizing our defensive energy.

Also: a lot of people have noticed that Shawne Williams hasn’t been draining threes recently like he was before. Anyone think that might be b/c he’s working so hard on D that he doesn’t have as much left over at the other end? Sounds plausible to me.

One would think a player who forces a trade to play with another great player in hopes of winning a championship in his home city knows that he can’t get there simply doing what he’s always done at the expense of the other great player.
But I’m sure stranger things have happened.

They just beat the Heat with Melo taking 22 shots and Amar’e taking 14, so he might very well think that that is a winning combination. Hopefully he does not. I’m just saying that A. it’s up to him and B. we will soon find out which one he chooses.

]]>By: JK47http://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-sign-derrick-brown/#comment-318730
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:21:52 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=6267#comment-318730I actually wouldn’t mind seeing Turiaf’s minutes go to Shelden Williams. Turiaf rebounds like a freaking guard. His weak rebounding really offsets a lot of his defensive value. Shelden averages 10.2 boards per 36 minutes over his career. Put him out there with Billups, Fields, Melo and Stat and that is a lineup that should have plenty of offense and also shouldn’t get embarrassed on the boards.

I hope that D’Antoni gives Shelden a chance to show his stuff after we allow 8 offensive rebounds to Orlando in the first quarter.

Brian Cronin: I agree that that is what we should eventually see. It’s up to Melo to determine if that is what we see. (Quote)

One would think a player who forces a trade to play with another great player in hopes of winning a championship in his home city knows that he can’t get there simply doing what he’s always done at the expense of the other great player.
But I’m sure stranger things have happened.

What that means to me is that you’ll eventually see Amare’s and Carmelo’s shots even out as they get together their schemes.

I agree that that is what we should eventually see. It’s up to Melo to determine if that is what we see.

]]>By: Frank O.http://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-sign-derrick-brown/#comment-318726
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:40:01 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=6267#comment-318726For shits and giggles, I was curious how Bird compared to some great players from his time, before and after.
It was a random comparison, simply because I didn’t have time to think it through.
I chose to compare him to Moses Malone, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, all at age 29, when I think they were at the height of their powers.

ess-dog: Arroyo was just released by the Heat.He’s got to be a better option than Anthony Carter, no?

I was thinking the same thing. BTW: are they any possibilities for the Knicks to draft a PG late in the first round this summer? The idea of drafting a decent PG who can tutor under Billups and then thrive setting up STAT and Melo really appeals to me. More than getting CP3 in some ways.

]]>By: ess-doghttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-sign-derrick-brown/#comment-318724
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:32:12 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=6267#comment-318724Arroyo was just released by the Heat. He’s got to be a better option than Anthony Carter, no?
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